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Prodigiorum liber (Book of Prodigies), a
tabulation of the
wonders and
portents (
prodigia) that had
occurred in the
Roman Republic and
early Prin****te in the years...
- and
deported its
inhabitants to Rome. As Livy
tells the story,
omens (
prodigia) in the form of a rain of
stones occurred on the
Alban Mount because the...
- or
priests of the
state cults and
could influence civic decisions. The
prodigia reported in
Roman historical sources, such as earthquakes,
lightning strikes...
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several times by Livy in
connexion with
sacrifices offered in
atonement of
prodigia. It was
restored by Augustus. Two
inscriptions found near the
church of...
- deorum), and was
typically accompanied by the
observation of bad
omens (
prodigia).
Prosecutions for
incestum involving a
Vestal often coincided with political...
- to the
person who
heard or saw it.
Omens could be good or bad.
Unlike prodigia, bad
omens were
never expiated by
public rites but
could be reinterpreted...
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quoque funebria placandosque manes ut idem
pontificem edoceret,
quaeque prodigia fulminibus a Iove quo visu
missa susciperentur atque curarentur. [translated]...
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divine aid.
Supplications might also be
ordered in
response to
prodigies (
prodigia); parti****nts wore wreaths,
carried laurel twigs, and
attended sacrifices...
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three years Rome had been
plagued by a
number of ill
omens and
prodigies (
prodigia), such as
severe storms, pestilence, and "showers of blood,"
which had...
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tempestatibus Ae
terrorum turbinibus Nostra parent precordia, Tot
monstrorum prodigia Quando cernebant lumina:
Tectorum laquearia Horrisonis fragoribus Concuti...
